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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
C0nrregs donaI Church.
End of the japanese Fashions.

"Strange world this" observed n de-
signer of and dealer in feminine tinery TO
a reporter the other day.
What new eccentric!ty has it been
guilty off"
II was thinking particularly Of the
change in women's fashions" replied the
merchant. "Some years ago we will re-
collect the japanese craze which ragged in
this country. A more charming fashion
never was designed, and you nave no idea
what a change it affected in the style Of
dress. The soft silk, wound in graceful
folds, presented n most pleasing contrast
to the pufIs, lutings and pleats of the
old fashion, and our designers found a
new field Of art opened up TO them Not
only did the Japanese craze affect dresses,
but home decorations as well, and for
once style and beauty were joined to-
gether.
The japanese have decided to discard
their time honorcd fashions. The empress
Of Japan has issued an order abolishing
the native costumes and substituting for
them the latest Partisan styles. That the
japanese, who are nothing If not artistic,
should set themselves in this cold bloodcd
way TO blot out one of the most delightful
and picturesque features of the whole
national life is incredible, unnatural and
exasperating. 1t is vandalism; it is
sacrilege; it is senseless mimicry; it is
everything that is bad, and / am cast
down and Disguised. l tell you, young
man, the world is growing more foolish
every day, and IL takes q wiser man than
myself TO tell where its idiocy will end"
New York Mail and Express.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
A New Use for Apples.

A new use for apples has been discov.
cred which may interest the drinkers Of
champagne and Rhine wines. A promi-
nent apple grower of the eastern part Of
Rensselaer, county has for several years
past been running a large evaporation on
what are known as ''cider apples" n
small, gnarly variety which the farmers
usually consign to cider mills. These ma
chimes slice the apples, skin, core and all,
very thin. These thin slices are then
bleached white by the use Of sulphur
fumes,
When thoroughly dry the evaporated
apples are put into sugar barrels and
packed as tight as they can be pressed, so
that a single barrel will hold 200 pounds,
or twenty bushels of apples. These are
then shipped to New York for expectation
to Germany. where they are ground up
for the manufacture Of what is known as
cider, and it is generally understood that
much of it enters into the composition of
champagne, Rhine and other wines. 1t is
said that when these ~evaporated apples
are cut up and properly "doctored" the
finest cider Is produced. Last year more
than two car loads Of dried apples were
sent from one station alone on the Leba-
non Springs railroad. Albany Journal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
No False Teeth for Him.

en-, n, honey Dis niggah dun hab
no fetal teef tucked away in his mouf,
yeah meS Fo' de good Lo'd want him TO-
to hab teef, an him agoin' fas' to Ca
MANS Ian, he dun glib him de good ole
crunchers like what ne had TO- de war, /
tell yer'
The old man who delivered himself of
this opinion is an old negro in the Newark
almshouse. He is very fond Of tobacco,
but whenever he wants a fresh quid he
has to chip it off the plug with a knife, as
he has no teeth with which to bite 1t.
Deed, no sab. l can't take 'um; / can't
take 'um," he continued, being pressed to
ask the superintendent for a set of false
teeth. "Mebbe youse gemmen is pokin'
f4u at de ole man IN mebbe you isn't, but
no matter what it's, de ole man in dun
glib " pints on teef. He's mos nigh onteI
ninety-five yeahs ole an he amt done had
no crunche's TO- morn thirty OBJ EN-.
Why Dress 20 eyes, honey, dis yeah ole
carcase nd dun bin rottin' away in de
tomb long time since, il de ole mans teef
didn't NOW out. Long as de ole man dun
need de grinders he had 'em-an good
ones dey was too, yeah me. But de time
KEN when de coon an hoe cake got too
strong TO- de ole man. Den de good Lo'd
dun take away his teef. De ole man got
no bizness chewin' coon and SIGH. His
dimgestion n hab use fo' SIGH strong food.
Mush an m'lasses, milk IN reglor pick
aninny dishes s wot he ought to hab.. He
couldn't chew muffin else, so he took de
~pickaninny dishes an good TO- many a
d. yet. IF de Lo'd meant TO- me to eat
Ie same kline o. truck dat l eat when
Mtssa Linkum dun set me free, why Dress
yo' poo heart he dun glib me teef for TO
do it oo."-New York Mail and Express.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
English Dislike Of France.

1t is singular how the English dislike
the French. This sentiment is prevalent
In the very best circles, and is equally
strong with the uneducated masses. The
secret of the opposition to the construc-
ton of the tunnel does not arise from any
fear upon the part of those opposing this
scheme that England will be in any more
danger Of invasion after the completion of
such a tunnel, but from invincible dislike
for the French. Said one of the best and
most intelligent English gentlemen have
met in this country: ave don't want
anything built or done that can make
communication between this country and
France easy and more intimate than IL
now is" Then he added in q thoughtful,
contemplative way: IL think / can say
without danger Of exaggeration that I hate
all Frenchmen, and I do not know Of a
single properly trained Englishman who
does not feel as l DOT. G. Crawford in
New York World.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19

A Buddhist priest, of about 25, stone
blind land no wonderD, was led on by two
5howmen, and the trio crouched in a row.
A variety OF objects were grouped about
hem of varying size and weight. One
borrowed my hat, n soft wideawakc, at
.ached to it by a hook n noosed string, and
held 1t in readiness. The blind priest sat
for a time impressive, old men banging
drums, then at a signal he gave a howl,
forced with two thumbs his right eye out
Of the socket, while the attendant hung
my hat upon the BALI To show that it
was unsupported except by the string, he
held both hands aloft, then, allowing his
eye to sink into its place, relapsed into
~listless ~lethargy. The trick was repeated
again and again with other objects, the
period of suspension being shortened ac-
cording to increase Of weight, until at last
there hung from his eye, which looked like
an uncanny onion, a bell of %sculptured
bronze. With a groan of horror we turned
and fed, seeking oblivion Of the night
mare in the theatre devoted to farces.-
Murray's Magazine.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
A Sign No Longer Seen.

IAN you tell me why the sign Beware
Of Pickpockets' Is NO longer seem" asked
a reporter of q Chestnut street merchant
the other day. cit used to be displayed
in street cars, shops, railway stations and
in hotels, and now / don't believe there is
one in the city" 81 think / can explain
it" replied the merchant. at was found
that the sign acted as a guide to pickpock-
cts. In this way: A man with a roll Of
money in his pocket or a wallet in his coat
would see the sign, and nine times out of
ten he'd instinctively clap his hand to his
pocket to see IL his valuables were still
there. All the pickpockets had to do was
to watch the people as they read the sign
and then pick their pockets. We found
that out alter awhile and took down our
signs, and / presume other people made
the same discovery about the same time. y
Philadelphia Call.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
FOWLER x COAn, ATTORNEYS.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
l. Caster, -.
Sa uuCl III. Goats

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
l. Caster, ~.
Sa iuCl IL. Goats
W.
William w. ChaI-
Is and Ward A.
III phurn.
n ,tice is hereby given, that by virtue ~ an
exc ,ution To me directed and delivered, and now
I'm nv hands, issued ont of the Clerks Office oi
the First judicial District Court, Territory OF
Dakota. in and for the County of Custer, upon a
jGdg cent rendered In said court In favor OF
Sam rl H.. Goats, and against William w. Cllallts
anna Ward A. Hepburn, | have levied upon the
GLOWING described real property OF said de
fend ant, William W. Cllallis, to-wit: The south
east quarter Of section four IN township number
three, south of range number nine, east BLACK
Hills meridian, County of Custer, Territory OF
Dakota, and all improvements thereon.
And that | shall, on Monday, the 3ist day of
Oct0Der. A. -. 1887, az the hour OF 10 q clock
a. M, of said day, at the front door of the court
house in Custer City, In said county and terri
tory. proceed To sell all the right, title and inter.
est of the above named William w. Clallis, In
and Ia the above described property To satisfy
said Judgment and costs, amounting To iNe hun.
drcd an | thirty-eight dollars and s~ixty-ive cents,
together with all accTlling costs Of safe. ANA in
terest on the same from the 18th day of July,
1897 at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash.
Dated at Custer City, OAK, the 18th day OF
September, 1857.
FOWLER x CoAD, Plaintiff s Attorneys.
BENZ. +. PORTER,
Sheriff of the County Of Custer.
First publication, October lst..
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19

Emerson gave much more Of his time
and thought to his children, from their in
fancy, than was usual with busy fathers
In New England forty years ago, or is,
perhaps, now. ''There Ii nothing Che
writes in his Journal that is not Of the
greatest interest in the nursery. Every
tear and every smile deserves a history, 10
say nothing of the stamping and scream
ing;" and he kept a record of their child
fish doings and sayings, in which these
''pretty oracles" are chronicled like the
anecdotes of Plutarch. Their play and
their work, their companions and their
lessons, their out Of door rambles and
their home occupations, were objects OF
his constant care. The home discipline
was never neglected, though it was en-
forced by the g~entlest methods. The be-
ginning of a childish quarrel, outbursts
of petulance and Stiffness, were averted
by requests to run into the study and see
If the stove door was shut, or to go to the
front gate and look at the clouds for q
minute.-Cabot's Memoir of Emerson.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
BEAUTY ON THE WHEEL.
Ladies Tricyciing In tho Park-Growin
Popularity of the Sport.

Ladies' Tricyciing In the Park-Growins
Popularity OF the Sport.
look at that poor lady in the invalid's
chair" said a young girl in Central park
the other day. How fast the man be-
hind is pushing her. He runs so rapidly
that his feet seem scarcely to touch the
ground. The careless brute must be
frightening her to death. Why! here's
another pair, and another! They seem t.
be trying to catch n another. Is 1t 9
race for the hospital, or whaty'
Them" replied one of the sparrow po-
lice, as he followed the fast disappearing
objects with q jealous eye, lis the new
tangled tandem tricycles, for men rs likes
to take their wives out for an airin' Oh
castors."
you don't seem to approve Them
broke In a reporter.
"Well, / can't say they give MS any
trouble, except sometimes wanting to go
on the footpaths and rideways; / haven't
heard of any horses being scared by them,
or any accidents of any kind yet, and the
rabble Of boys ard counter hoppers that
the commissioners promised us hasn't
shown up to any extent. Yet we fought
so hard to keep them out that we can't
take kindly To them yet altogether. More
ladies are taking TO it daily, though; they
Like the parks better than the roads, and
the more Of their bright costumes and
smiling faces the better, / say, for they all
seem TO enjoy the sport hugely. It's more
fun. they say, than driving, and / suppose
III some few OF the upper crust was TO lake
to it, it would be all the rage in no time"
A little inquiry leaves no doubt that
women and girls in New York are fast
being converted TO the advantages Of tri-
cycling. Numbers of them may be seen
in the early mornings or pleasant even
ings spinning along the asphalt under the
shadowy boughs, down the winding paths,
with lover, brother or husband mounted
behind at n convenient distance for whis-
pering soft nothings," discussing ''pa's"
antiquated ideas, OF relating "baby's
latest" and the servants shortcomings.
No danger of headers or falls is there
to interrupt the flow Of ideas or detract
from the full appreciation Of the scenery;
no time Is spent in learning TO operate the
machines; mounting and dismounting
them is as gracefully done as to a stool;
no mud spatters The clothes; when the
lady tires she may remove her feet from
the pedals TO q rest and let her athletic
escort propel the machine alone; either or
both ri steer the machine. The exercise
in moderation is peculiarly health giving,
and the regulation speed in the park
seven or eight miles an hours easily at
tanned and kept up for hours without
undue fatigue. Everything seems to
point, since the opening of the parks to
wheelmen, to an immediate appropriation
by women and girls Of what has hitherto
been regarded as almost exclusively a
mans sport. In Boston, Washington,
some western cities, and ever in Brook
Ign, women have shown their apprecia-
ton Of the sport, and large numbers Of
them aye devotees Of the wheel.-New
York Tribune.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
EVEN THERE.

A troop Of babes In summer land,
AT heavens gate-the children's gate:
One lifts the latch with rosy hand,
Then turns and d;mpling, asks her mate
= What was the last thing that you saw"
II lay ana watched the dawn begin, 3
AMI suddenly, thro' the thatch of straw,
A great, clear morning star laughed in
And your" "A floating thistle down,
Against June sky and cloud wings white"
And vou'" "A falling blow, a frown-
1t rights mt yet; oh, clasp me tightf''
"And your" "A face thro' tears that smiled
The trembling lips could speak no more;
The blue eyes swan; the lonely child
Was homesick even at heavens door.
e. X. Sill in Overland Monthly.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
Not nm Easx Life.

Men who live as fast as they do on the
g,oard and in Wall street break down.
hey don't wear out in the slow, natural
u nv other men do. The death of Woeris-
)ffer in the very prime Of life, Of Charley
q sborne, of Joseph Armour, of Jim Love,
re sudden striking down of Adams on the
BOARD of trade, the very recent death of
ice President Hill on the floor OF the
New York Stock Exchange all testify to
ne danger in the reckless speed that spec
lators live. Theirs looks like an easier
ge, with its short hours, its plenty of
, 'isure and It's ample returns, than it is
chicago Herald.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
Tired of Hotel Fare.

n noted hotel keeper in Saratoga, the
excellence Of whose table Is a matter OF
national repute, admits that he grows
very tired Of hotel fare at times. "Once
in a while" he says, II go and hunt UP
my steward or some other employe who
has his family with him in the village,
and l say, May l 60 to your house to din
ner today i go there, and as / eat the
corned beef and cabbage or Irish stew, OF
whatever the wife puts before ME, / think
l never tasted food SO good. After that ]
eat all my meals at the hotel for a while,
and then I hunt up another old fashioned
dish in some simple little home. New
York Sum-.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
wit and Humor in English.

OF all wit and humor written in Eng
lish we remember that of the Scotchman
longest and laugh ut it least. He has
most wisdom and most malice. The
frishman's is most perfect and best shaded
with pathos. 1t is the least recorded, for
IL belongs in general to the nature OF
& epartee, and needs for setting the occa-
ion that called it forth. The Americans
g the most various, and is always unex-
aected. He takes the victim into con-
tidence, and with suave audacity gets the
letter Of him over and over again. He is
good at contrast, but his forte Is In the
impossible Jean IngelOw.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Matter Of the Estates of Jessie Skinner
deceased, and John III. Skinner, deceased.
All persons having claims against the estates
If either OF the. said deceased, are required &
Exhibit the same. with the necessary vouchers
10 the undersigned, Executor and Administrato
II said estates, AT his office in Custer City, In tho
County Of Custer, Territory of Dakota, and that
four months have been limited AS the time fol
creditors to present their claims against said
estates.
Dated the 7th day of July, 1887.
JNO. L. THOMPSON,
Administrator Of the Estate Of Jon III. Skinner
dec ,ased; and Executor OF the Estate OF Jessie
Skiauer, deceased.
First publication, July o.
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SoCiet1es.
4. r. Il A. NJ.

Custer City odge, No. &C, A. F. d A. NJ, meets
In Masonic hall In regular communication on
he first and third Wednesdays OF each month.
s. NJ, BOOTH, w. NJ.
FL V. RUrKowsKI. Sec.
a.. Il. *.
Gen. Steele Post No. "a meets In regular session
on the lst and 3rd Fridays ofeach month at the
Court House Hall at 1880 p. m. Visiting mem
bers will meet with n hearty welcome,
s. M. BOOTH, Commander,
Al FEAY, Adjutant.
\. q. Il. r.
Fidelity Lodge Of I. o. G., T, meets at the
Court. House at 7:30 p, IN. Saturday evenings.
J, G. CARR, W. Z, L. G. +. BoYDEN, w, 5,
w. {. II. H..
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
meets on the LIST and 8rd Thursdays OF each
month at 3 o'clock p. IN. in the Methodist
Church Ladies are cordially invited to attend
our sessions.
MRS. A. YERKEs, Prest.
Miss VI. K. Z. DENNY, K. s.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
without q

Says old Allen Thompson; when I
am in the woods l never use q compass,
IL fact I don't need any. There are three
sure ways that / have for finding the
points of the compass. You will notice
that three-fourths Of the moss on trees
grows on the north side; the heaviest
boughs on spruce trees are always on the
south side, and, thirdly, the topmost twig
Of every uninjured hemlock tips to the
east. You just remember those things
and you'll never get lost.-Mount Wash
ington Among the Clouds.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
CUSTER CHRONICLE
TERRTTORI1L OFFICERS

Cover or-Louis X. Church.
secretaIy ~ NJ. l., Mccormack.
Chiet ustice-jartlett Trip.
Associate J~ustices-Charles NJ. Thomas, W. Il.
Mcconnell, G., $. Palmer ana James Spencer,
united States At~torney-John Il. Garland.
United States Marshal--D. w. Maratta.
Surveyor General-Maris Taylor.
Delegate to Congress--O. 5. Clifford.
Territorial Treasurer w. Raymond.
Territorial Auditor-E. w Caldwell.
uperintendentof public lnstruction-A .Sher-
idan Jones. Assistant. w, Cowan.
Attorney G~eneral-deorge s. Engel
Commissioner Of Observation-Disclosures Dunlap
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
An Ingenious Bargain.

"Please, num-, gimme q slate pencil, I"
his way to school.
'Look here" said the old lady, "you
didn't pay for that; / want a penny"
II hain't got a penny"
''Then give me back the pencil"
"No, I won't" And breaking the
pencil evenly in two he added, Offering
the old lady n half: There, that pays
for my art."-The Epoch.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
An Automatic Lamp

b. B. Bunnell, Of Bradford, Conn has
invented an automatic lamp which goes
by clockwork. When the right hour
comes a cap is drawn over the wick, leav-
ing a small blaze; the cap is lifted when
the lamp is needed again. Several of these
are in use in the streets Of New London,
and go without any care for several days,
a large tank of oil supplying them.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19
sty,, Of Penmanship Hereditary

A St. Paul man SAYS that in noticing
the signatures Of children Of friends Of
his he is frequently startled by the close
relations Of their ~penmanship to that Of
their parents. Inquiry does o demon
strate that the children have Intentionally
copied the handwriting of their sires, but
without intent have come into the same
pen peculiarities. In some instances the
difference between the two could scarcely
be distinguished. Chicago News.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-11-19

4 dNIt , v 'lllfN hId
Lewellyn Williams
w.
Frederick Helm.
Notice Is hereby giyLl, thai by virtue or an
execution to me directed and dellNereu, ana now
In my hands, issued out OF the clerks once Oh
the First Judicial District Court, Territory OF
Dakota. in and for the county OF custer, upon u
judgment rendered In said court IA iaVor Oi
James b.. Finney and Lewellyn Mllllalils, co
partners, and against Frederick Helm, l nave
levied upon the following described real properly
Of said defendant, to-wit: All the rislit, tltle
and interest of the above named deieildanl, IN
and Ia lot thirty-two (32(, block eleven oh To-
gether with the buildings theron situate, III the
town of Buifalo Gap, County OF custer aud
Territory Of Dakota, rs shown on The oIlclal
plat OF said town on file In the once OF the
register of deeds Of said county and territory.
And, that | shall, on Monday, the 9th day
December, A. ID. 1887, at the hour OF ~ O'Clock
a. H., OF said day, AT the front door of the court
louse IN Custer City, in said county and terri.
tory, proceed 10 sell all the right, title and inter
est of the above named defendant. Frederick
tieim, in and To the above described property,
10 satisfy said Judgment and costs. amounting To
one hundred and fourteen dollars and ninety
nine cents, together with all accruing costs OF
sale, and interest OF the same from the 22nd day
ot September, lsS,, at public auction, To the
highest bidder for cash.
Dated AT Custer City, the 23rd day OF Septem-
Der, 1887,
w. II. FRYE, PLAINTIFFS Attorneys.
BENZ. +. PORTER,
Sheriff of Custer County, ID. 7.
First publication, October -, 1857.
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Clerk % Court--F. J. V. Rutkowskf.
District Attorney--W. II. Frye.
Commissioners--S. NJ. Booth, J. +. Street, J. ii
HUMPHREYS,
Sheriff--Benj +. Porter.
Register of Deeds--Jos. r, Pitcher.
Treasurer--E. H.. Flynn,
Assessor--Samuel X. Maddox.
Judge of Probate--Cyrus w. Robbins,
Coroner-J. l.. Conant.
Supt. OF Pub. Instruction-Willis c. Bower.
Justice ofthe Peace-J. NJ. Lewis, Custer.
Constable-Jas Scott. Custer.